Great Dunmow Quaker Meeting House

The Great Dunmow Quaker Meeting House is dated 1833. It is constructed of red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with masonry details, and has a slate roof and timber-framed windows.

The building is rectangular in plan, with a late 20th-century extension projecting to the west, which is not considered to be of special interest. It is a single-storey building with a low hipped roof. The entrance is on the east elevation, centrally positioned and flanked by two large sash windows. The elevation is rhythmically designed, with the central windows and corners slightly advanced and incorporating corbel details at the roofline. A date stone stating “1833” is located just below the roofline above the main entrance. A former door case has been removed, but the mark remains in the brickwork. The side elevations continue this pattern of slightly recessed sections, without windows. The rear elevation mirrors the rhythm with a window inserted into one of the recessed panels. A central segmental pediment rises above the wallhead, containing an inset arch supported by plain pilasters.

The interior features a central corridor created by partitions containing removable panels, which provides access to the primary meeting spaces. To the north is a large, full-height meeting hall with retained dado panelling that rises to the Elders' bench on the northern wall. Fixed benches remain against the east and west walls. An octagonal recess in the ceiling provides ventilation. The other original room served as a female meeting room and also retains dado panelling. A further octagonal recess is present in its ceiling. The original exterior doors at the end of the corridor now lead to the 20th-century extension, which is not of special interest and is excluded from the listing.